Cyd Charisse
Acting Born Mar 8, 1922 Amarillo, Texas, USA 24 credits
Biography
Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s.
Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut.
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Full filmography
- The Love Boat (1977) as Eve Mills
- Frasier (1993) as Polly (voice)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Myrna Montclair
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Alicia Warren
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Fantasy Island (1978) as Queen Delphia
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Medical Center (1969)
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- MGM Parade (1955)
- Crazy like a Fox (1984) as Barbara Carlisle
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- Startime (1959) as Self
- Burke's Law (1994) as Amanda Richardson
- The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self - Dancer
- Donny & Marie (1976) as Self
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) as Dancer
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- HARDtalk (1997)
- Tension (1949) as Mary Chanler
- Glitter (1984) as Ethel Woodley